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Re: Please help I'm about to give up

Hey mama, that was all you!!! You hung in there, and I"m so happy to hear you are feeling better!!! I bet your supply will bounce back soon, just keep putting baby to breast!!! yay!!

I couldn't have said it better myself. So proud of you!

Proud wife to Paul, dedicated SAHM to our O.O. born 00:00:00 on 08 Nov 2010,Look for us in the upcoming September 2011 issue of LLLGB's magazine, "BREASTFEEDING MATTERS" as well as LLL's upcoming booklet on relactation!
& A proud daughter to a LLLL may she RIP.
Relactated from scratch after a complicated birth(BAD hospital)...
Now relatched and & ing after 5 months of 100% EBM feeding
Planning permanent lactation.A millionaires baby fed with commercial baby milk has a poorer diet than the poorest family's baby who is breastfed.-WHO, 1997My story-for those looking to relactate, relatch, or boost their milk supply

Re: Please help I'm about to give up

Originally Posted by @llli*njrori4511

I can not thank everyone enough for all your support and help!! As of very early this morning I was able to feed my son off my left breast and it didn't hurt! Of course there isn't much milk coming out from a 4 day dry spell, but something has been coming out and the pain is gone

I have been pumping every 2 hours or so when I can't feed him and it seems slowly the milk supply is coming back. I know this won't be a quick fix, but I'm happy that something is coming out at all.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. I was very frustrated, crying, and ready to throw in the towel, but in the back of my mind, I knew as soon as I fed him the first bottle of formula and as soon as I started to feel better I would have regretted not hanging in there a little longer. This is tough, but SOO rewarding and I know I'm doing the healthiest thing I can for him.